This collection consists of directories for British Columbia and the Yukon, 1924-1935. Description as follows:
The Wrigley's British Columbia: 1924, is a gazeteer of cities, towns, villages, stations, post offices and settlements in the Province, described in alphabetical order, followed by a dire…
14.4 cm of textual record: 2 books; 18 x 26 7 cm, 21 x 28 x 7.5 cm
Date Range
1924-1935
Scope and Content
This collection consists of directories for British Columbia and the Yukon, 1924-1935. Description as follows:
The Wrigley's British Columbia: 1924, is a gazeteer of cities, towns, villages, stations, post offices and settlements in the Province, described in alphabetical order, followed by a directory of firms, employees, professional men, farmers, fruit-growers, stock-raisers, lumbermen, miners, fishermen, etc., with which is also included a complete street and avenue directory, an alphabetically arranged list of business citizens of the Cities of Vancouver and Victoria, followed by a complete Business and Classified Directory.
The British Columbia and Yukon Directory: 1935, contains an alphabetically arranged list of business houses, private citizens, civic, Provincial and Dominion Governments, Churches, Public and Private Schools, Secret and Benevolent Organizations, Associations, etc., also an Avenue and Street guide and directory of householders for Vancouver and Victoria and Classified and Business Directory.
Title based on acquisition from unknown donor(s).
This collection was an anonymous donation to the Bulkley Valley Museum Archives in 1971.
1924 Directory is in good condition, except the spine is torn and page 33/34 is detatched. 1935 Directory is in good condition.
Octagonal silver token. Stamped on one side is "Good For / 1 / Quart / Milk", stamped on the other side is "Riverside / Smithers / BC / Dairy".
History Of Use
Riverside Dairy opened in 1918 and was operated by Gustav Rosenthal and Louis Devoin. It was located on the Bulkley River (reference: Swamp to Village).
From about 1890 to the period between the First and Second World Wars, local merchants across Canada issued large quantities of variously shaped trade tokens that were exchangeable for a variety of goods and services. Source: https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/coins-and-tokens, accessed Sept 27 2018
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